LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD-2019: #7
Edited by Xavier Rynne IIAt Synod-2019, some are mounting another assault on the Catholic practice of admitting only men to Holy Orders. Continue Reading »
At Synod-2019, some are mounting another assault on the Catholic practice of admitting only men to Holy Orders. Continue Reading »
Polish society continues to reject the neoliberal economic policies of previous governments. But it is as painfully polarized as ever.
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The kairos, the culture of encounter, being lauded in the Pan-Amazon Synod is a Bergoglian kairos and culture. Continue Reading »
Contrary to both traditionalist and progressive misconceptions, Catholicism was not a placid institution, free of controversy and contention, prior to Vatican II. Continue Reading »
A lot of the ideas dominating the synod’s first ten days seem to have been exported from western Europe—including an almost apocalyptic concern for “Mother/Sister Earth,” and a consequent squeamishness about proposing Jesus Christ as Lord and Redeemer. Continue Reading »
The “neo-colonialism” of dumbed-down expectations compounded by the imposition of First World preoccupations on Third World societies has been evident at Synod-2019. Continue Reading »
Ireland needs a devotional revolution and the inspiration of John Henry Newman. Continue Reading »
For all of his intellectual brilliance, John Henry Newman had a humble concern for ordinary people. Continue Reading »
Much of the Catholic Church in Germany is in a de facto state of schism. Continue Reading »
The Amazon Synod will expose theological and doctrinal tensions within Catholicism that have roiled the Church for the past half-century. Continue Reading »